List All Courses
Buy Side |
An opportunity to get inside hedge funds and understand their motivations, strategies, operations and processes. The course is a primer to more detailed exploration of, and involvement in, hedge funds...
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The alternative investments sector offers more latitude with regard to the risk vs. reward dynamic, but also presents a complex picture due to the unfamiliar classes, strategies, processes and regulations....
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Going beyond the basics, this course explains the working practices of the principal financial markets. With detailed explanation of the concepts, drivers, processes and issues found in each market...
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Against the backdrop of a more challenging environment in the alternative investment space, this half-day course identifies the changes that will assure the hedge fund remains a viable, alpha-securing...
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Designed for those wishing to understand more about financial markets for career or general interest purposes, this introductory course explains the basic concepts, instruments, participants, processes...
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Against the backdrop of controversy and regulatory overhaul in established financial markets, Islamic markets are being considered as credible alternatives. Spurred by interest in Middle East (GCC)...
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Commodities |
Current financial market uncertainties have placed a greater focus on the opportunities offered by the already highly influential and varied commodity markets. This course navigates through these markets...
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Compliance |
This half-day course maps out the tasks and scope of the compliance function as the crusade for greater transparency, tighter controls and finer audits continues apace. Regulation and compliance...
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Debt Markets |
This overview introduces the central debt market concepts, instruments and strategies. The day long course will cover the many types of bond and associated issuers, the complexities of debt valuation...
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This course navigates the sometimes complex concepts and structures that are found in the market for credit financing and risk. The course charts the evolution of credit strategies and instruments and...
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Derivatives |
Current financial market uncertainties have placed a greater focus on the opportunities offered by the already highly influential and varied commodity markets. This course navigates through these markets...
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This overview introduces the central debt market concepts, instruments and strategies. The day long course will cover the many types of bond and associated issuers, the complexities of debt valuation...
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Further to the related SFM course Equity Markets in Practice, this one-day course provides a practical insight to the common equity driven asset classes. This course goes beyond an introduction to ensure...
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This course navigates the sometimes complex concepts and structures that are found in the market for credit financing and risk. The course charts the evolution of credit strategies and instruments and...
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Equities |
Building on the related SFM course “Equity Markets Overview”, this two-day course extends participants’ understanding and knowledge of the range and characteristics of equity instruments....
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Further to the related SFM course Equity Markets in Practice, this one-day course provides a practical insight to the common equity driven asset classes. This course goes beyond an introduction to ensure...
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Equity Markets |
Focusing on the UK market, but taking a global perspective, this course provides a practical, in-depth view of the mechanics and thought processes surrounding some of the principal activities seen in...
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This course introduces the principal concepts, instruments and strategies found within equity markets. As a comprehensive view of the equities market landscape, it focuses on the UK but also reviews...
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Financial Technology |
Central to the success of any buy or sell-side business operation is the design of the technology architecture and the choice of 3rd party financial technology solutions. This Insight explains...
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Fixed Income |
This one day course provides a comprehensive view of the convertible bond. Topics include issuer motivation and the strategies that drive their inclusion within standard and alternative portfolios....
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This two day course details the attributes and characteristics of both the common and specialised instruments that make up the debt market. Each instrument is examined in terms of its business rationale,...
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Fund Management |
An opportunity to get inside hedge funds and understand their motivations, strategies, operations and processes. The course is a primer to more detailed exploration of, and involvement in, hedge funds...
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The alternative investments sector offers more latitude with regard to the risk vs. reward dynamic, but also presents a complex picture due to the unfamiliar classes, strategies, processes and regulations....
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This overview introduces the central debt market concepts, instruments and strategies. The day long course will cover the many types of bond and associated issuers, the complexities of debt valuation...
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Focusing on the UK market, but taking a global perspective, this course provides a practical, in-depth view of the mechanics and thought processes surrounding some of the principal activities seen in...
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Against the backdrop of controversy and regulatory overhaul in established financial markets, Islamic markets are being considered as credible alternatives. Spurred by interest in Middle East (GCC)...
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Global Markets |
This half-day course offers a multi-asset, cross-border overview of growing and mature world markets. It provides a broad understanding of global patterns, regional strengths and emerging opportunities....
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Going beyond the basics, this course explains the working practices of the principal financial markets. With detailed explanation of the concepts, drivers, processes and issues found in each market...
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Designed for those wishing to understand more about financial markets for career or general interest purposes, this introductory course explains the basic concepts, instruments, participants, processes...
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Against the backdrop of controversy and regulatory overhaul in established financial markets, Islamic markets are being considered as credible alternatives. Spurred by interest in Middle East (GCC)...
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This course navigates through the global, 24/7 foreign exchange market, allowing the student to develop an understanding of the characteristics, strategies and participants of what is the largest and...
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Hedge Funds |
An opportunity to get inside hedge funds and understand their motivations, strategies, operations and processes. The course is a primer to more detailed exploration of, and involvement in, hedge funds...
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The alternative investments sector offers more latitude with regard to the risk vs. reward dynamic, but also presents a complex picture due to the unfamiliar classes, strategies, processes and regulations....
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With growing calls for transparency in the alternative investment space, hedge fund accounting practices are subject to increasing scrutiny. This one day course provides a topical, comprehensive and...
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Against the backdrop of a more challenging environment in the alternative investment space, this half-day course identifies the changes that will assure the hedge fund remains a viable, alpha-securing...
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The alternative investment sector claims to offer a wider range of risk vs reward opportunities. However, understanding what constitutes an alternative investment compared to a traditional strategy...
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Insights |
Whilst stock and bond markets get excited about ever newer forms of technology, there will always be a place for the influential and varied commodity markets. Metals, oil, pork bellies and other commodities...
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Convertible bonds display both fixed income and equity characteristics. As a result, they serve a particular role for companies issuing them and also offer distinct trading opportunities to those...
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Credit markets focus specifically on the short or long term debt issued by companies worldwide. Like all fixed income instruments, they act as a barometer to expectations about future economic...
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Whilst typically offering lower returns to investors than equities, debt (also known as bond or fixed income) markets play a crucial role in providing finance and liquidity to both companies and governments. ...
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Equity markets play a huge role in the global economy: equities (shares) are an essential source of capital for growing companies and a pivotal source of return to investors ranging from pension funds...
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Demands for greater transparency and tighter regulation have accompanied the recent public bail-out of numerous financial institutions. This Insight highlights the main efforts of UK and European regulators...
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What do people mean when they talk about risk in financial markets? This 90 minute Insight introduces the principal concepts and areas of risk as well as exploring and how players in the financial markets...
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Central to the success of any buy or sell-side business operation is the design of the technology architecture and the choice of 3rd party financial technology solutions. This Insight explains...
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Although still relatively small in global financial market terms, the Islamic Finance market has been growing by over 10% per year with an estimated potential market size of over $4 trillion. This Insight...
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This 90 minute Insight course introduces and explains the role that Private Equity plays in company financing and the economy at large. Historically a private world, criticism of asset stripping...
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This Insight session provides an opportunity to discuss the key aspects of the Treasury function, notably against a background of renewed focus on risk management. Topics covered include cash management...
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The role and significance of hedge funds is under increasing scrutiny by media and regulators. How will this translate into tougher regulation and greater transparency? This Insight explores this and...
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Private Equity |
Asset strippers or corporate saviours? Whatever the perception, the Private Equity (PE) sector plays a significant part in the functioning of the global capital markets. This course provides a comprehensive...
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Regulation |
This half-day course sheds light on the various moves by governments and industry bodies as they seek to redress market imbalances, prevent excessive exposures and repair process dislocations within...
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The FSA’s crackdown on market abuse is one of the main focus areas of the new ‘intensive supervision’ regime heralded in 2009. A major increase in fines for individuals guilty of insider...
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Against a backdrop of calls for more transparency, this course offers a focused view of current UK/European regulatory practice and themes. It also examines likely future developments, including the...
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Half-day course. UCITS and its effect on the current and future hedge fund landscape continues to draw much attention. With several revisions to the regulation now presenting us with UCITS III ( and...
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Risk Management |
Learn how the risk exposures embedded in a fixed income portfolio can be deconstructed, measured and analysed. This one day course also covers how risk managers determine and apply the appropriate...
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It is the Risk Manager's task to ensure the returns from a managed fund are obtained in accordance with sound risk management practices and regulatory oversight. This course focuses on the identification...
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In the context of the increasing scrutiny of the banking sector and its risk management practices, this course reveals the objectives, methods and deployment of stress testing. Driven by central regulators,...
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Establishing an effective risk management framework is an imperative project in an environment where both buy and sell-side institutions are expected to provide deeper transparency and control of their...
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Enhance your understanding of the many different aspects of risk and risk management that exist in today's markets. This course focuses on systemic and systematic aspects and examines both the qualitative...
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Sell Side |
Going beyond the basics, this course explains the working practices of the principal financial markets. With detailed explanation of the concepts, drivers, processes and issues found in each market...
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Designed for those wishing to understand more about financial markets for career or general interest purposes, this introductory course explains the basic concepts, instruments, participants, processes...
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Trading |
The information made publically available by companies provides an opportunity for investors to assess growth prospects and potential investment opportunities. This course helps you to explore the true...
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This one day course will enhance your arsenal of trading skills by providing an understanding of technical analysis and its use in day-to-day trading. The complexity of the many form in which price...
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An introductory course structured to explain the elements of successful asset-selection and trading. A key feature is the course leader demonstrating several trading strategies by placing real trades...
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A two day course that explains the key concepts, participants, processes and strategies found in today’s financial markets with a view to developing a trading skill set. Course includes a full...
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Treasury |
This one day course introduces and explores key aspects of the Treasury function. Topics covered include cash planning and liquidity management in heightened risk conditions and the present and...
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